Cloth cutting and measuring machine.



- J. A-. KILLIAN 8; G. M. KENNEDY.

CLOTH CUTTING AND MEASURING MAGHINE.

APPLIOAT IO N FILED JULY 19, 1909.

Patented B61127, 1910.

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J. A. KILLIAN & M. KENNEDY. CLOTH CUTTING AND MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1900.

979,963, P atented'Dec. 27, 1910."

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JAMES A. KILLIAN AND GEORGE M. KENNEDY, OF HAMBURG, ARKANSAS.

CLOTH CUTTING AND MEASURING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

Application filed July 19, 1909. Serial No. 508,499.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES A. KILLIAN and GEORGE M. KENNEDY, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Hamburg, in the county of Ashley andState of Arkansas,

-ton bagging, the object being to provide a machine by means of whichthe cloth will be measured as it passes through the machine and afterthe desired amount has passed through the machine the cloth can bereadily out.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a machine with ameasuring cylinder the circumference of which is thirty-six inches sothat every time the cylinder revolves -a yard of cloth will be measured.

Another object of the invention is to .provide a registering dial inconnection with the measuring cylinder whereby the dial will registerthe number of yards passed through the machine, so that in selling cloththe salesman can sell any number of yards by simply drawing on the endof the cloth protruding through the machine so that all danger of thecloth slipping is prevented.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable pointerwhereby the position of the same can be readily changed with respect tothe dial so that in adjusting the cloth in the same the pointer can beset accordingly.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel cuttingknife in connec tion with the measuring machine whereby the cloth can bereadily out after the re quired number of yards of cloth have been drawnoff of the roll of cloth by simply forcing downwardly on the knife.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for holding theknife out of the path of the cloth in order that the cloth can bereadily forced through the machine with out any danger of it becomingcaught by the knife.

Vith these objects in view, the invention consists of the novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved cloth cutting andmeasuring machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through thesame. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section. Fig. 4 is a detail planview of a modified form of cutting blade. Fig. 5 is a still further formof cutting blade.

In carrying out our improved invention, we employ a base A on which ismounted a frame B comprising a pair of uprights connected together by atop member. The uprights of the frame B are provided with shoulders Bhaving vertical slots B formed therein in which are adapted to be placedthe ends of a roll of cloth or bagging C, said ends being securedtherein by hook members D. The ends of the roll for holding the cloth C,are preferably formed square at their extreme end portions against whichare adapted to bear spring members E for applying tension to the same soas to prevent the cloth from unwinding too fast as will be hereinafterfully described. The upper ends of the uprights are slightly reduced inwhich are formed vertical slots over which are secured guide-plates F inwhich are mounted the trunnions G of a pressure roller G which is helddown upon the hollow measuring roller H by bowed springs G The hollowmeasuring roller H is carried by a transverse shaft I which is pro-'vided with a crank I at one end for operating the same and the roller isthirty-six inches in circumference so that every time the same isrevolved a yard of cloth will be drawn off the roll of cloth G.

For raising the pressure roller off the measuring roller H in order thatcloth can be readily inserted between the same, we pivotally mount onthe sides of the uprights of the frame B cam levers J which are adaptedto engage the trunnions G of the pressure roller G when forceddownwardly so as to raise the roller and compress the springs so thatwhen cloth has been inserted under the same and released the roller willbe forced downwardly on the cloth so as to hold it in its properposition.

Secured on the shaft I is a pinion K which is adapted to mesh with agear L carried by a stud-shaft L mounted in one of the uprights of theframe B, said stud-shaft being provided with a threaded bore in its endinto which is adapted to be screwed a machine screw M on which ismounted the hub N of a pointer N which is adapted to work over a dialplate 0 secured over the gear wheel L by feet 0 and it will be seen thatas the shaft I is rotated the gear L causes the pointer to move with theshaft L was to travel around the dial face. The screw M is surrounded bya coil spring M within the hub N of the pointer N, the outer end ofwhich bears against a washer carried by the screw so as to allow thepointer to be moved longitudinally on the screw and it will be seen thatthe tendency of the spring is to hold the pointer in contact with theshaft L so that the same will be locked thereto by frictional contactand it will be seen that when it is desired to adjust the position ofthe pointer with respect to the dial it is only necessary to drawoutwardly on the hub so as to throw the same out of contact with theshaft and the same can be readily turned.

Secured between the uprights of the frame B is an apron P for conveyingthe cloth from the measuring roller H over the fixed blade Q which issecured to the edges of the uprights of the frame B as clearly shown andco-acting with the fixed cutter Q is a pivoted cutting blade R which ispivotally mounted at R as clearly shown and in the form shown in Fig. 1the blade is curved and has a handle R at one end and a projection R atthe other end to which is connected a coil spring S the free end ofwhich is connected to a hook S carried by the base A and it will be seenthat the tendency of the spring is to draw the knife upwardly out of thepath of the cloth so that after the required number of yards of clothhas been forced through the lnachine by bringing the knife down thecloth will be cut off squarely.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 we show a movable cutting blade Twith a square edge which may be used in connection with the fixed bladeif desired on our improved machine.

In the form shown in Fig. 5 we provide a movable cutting blade Uprovided with a serpentine edge.

The operation of our improved machine is as follows: A roll of cloth isplaced in the machine and the end of the same is forced between thepressure roller and measuring roller, it of course being understood thatthe levers J are forced downwardly so as to allow the cloth to beinserted between the respective rollers and as the crank I is operatedthe cloth will be carried through the machine by the frictional contactwith the rollers and as the shaft I carrying the measuring rollerrevolves the gear L is rotated causing the pointer to move around thedial so that the number of yards which have been forced through themachine will be registered and after the number of yards desired hasbeen drawn off the roll by forcing the movable cutting blade down thecloth can be cut.

What we claim is In a machine of the kind described the combination witha base having a frame mounted thereon comprising uprights connectedtogether by a top member, said up rights being provided with shouldershaving vertical slots, a cloth roller mounted within said slots, meansfor holding said roller therein and applying tension thereto, a springactuated pressure roller mounted in slots formed in said uprights,cam-levers for raising said roller, a measuring roller arranged undersaid pressure roller, a shaft mounted in one of said uprights, a gearcarried by said shaft, a dial arranged over said gear, a pointer workingover said dial and operated by said shaft and a gear operated by themeasuring roller meshing with said gear, for the purpose set forth.

JAMES A. KILLIAN. GEORGE M. KENNEDY.

Vitnesses LAWSON F. MURPHY, NEwsoN R. TAYLOR.

